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REVOLUTIONARY ELECTRICAL INVENTION

Revolutionary Electrical Invention (1930)

A Dublin man has devised a new battery to power railway...

CLOUDBURST IN GERMANY!

Cloudburst In Germany! (1930)

Heavy rain in Bavaria blocks roads and causes chaos.

SPEED

Speed "Gladiators" Most Thrilling Duel (1933)

Motor racing from the Ulster TT - Tazio Nuvolari wins.

MIGHTY WIND OF DEATH AND DEVASTATION

Mighty Wind Of Death And Devastation (1933)

Floods and high winds cause problems all along America's...

OUR WONDERFUL WEATHER!

Our Wonderful Weather! (1933)

A heat wave causes forest and heath fires in England.

A BUMPER CROP

A Bumper Crop (1933)

Great footage of families picking hops in the annual harvest in Kent.

SHREWSBURY FLORAL FETE

Shrewsbury Floral Fete (1933)

Shots of entertainers showing off to crowds at the Shrewsbury Flower...

 

 

GREAT GALES SWEEP NORTH AND EAST COAST!

Great Gales Sweep North And East Coast! (1933)

Heavy weather hits the North coast of England - big...

FIRST PORTABLE MOORING MAST

First Portable Mooring Mast (1930)

A Goodyear airship attaches to a mobile mooring mast on top of a...

NEW TYPE CATAPULT

New Type Catapult (1930)

The RAF try out a new mechanical device to speed the launch of planes.

FLOODS IN FRANCE

Floods In France (1930)

Areas near Paris suffer from bad floods.

OUR EVER GROWING AIR FLEET

Our Ever Growing Air Fleet (1930)

A large new flying boat - the Blackburn Sydney - joins the RAF.

OPENING OF RATCLIFFE AERODROME BY SIR SEFTON BRANKER

Opening Of Ratcliffe Aerodrome By Sir Sefton Branker (1930)

New Aerodrome is opened near...

FLOODED OUT!

Flooded Out! (1930)

The Braemar Gathering is marred by heavy rain - it doesn't stop the caber tossing.

WORLD'S TRACTOR TRIALS

World's Tractor Trials (1930)

Various methods of ploughing a straight furrow are tested out in a...

HARD AND FAST ON THE ROCKS

Hard And Fast On The Rocks (1930)

Ship 'City of Osaka' is wrecked on coastal rocks off Peterhead.

TRAGEDY MOST PROFOUND

Tragedy Most Profound (1930)

The British Airship, the R-101, crashes into a French hillside in a rain...

WHAT WAS THE CAUSE

What Was The Cause (1930)

British air ministry experts investigate the crash site of the R-101 airship.

EMPEROR CALIGULA'S STATE GALLEY

Emperor Caligula's State Galley (1930)

Italian archaeologists raise the wreck of an ancient Roman...

"A Railway Zeppelin" (1930)

Brilliant new and modern design of railway engine - looks like it is from...

THE DUCK PLANE - AVIATION'S LATEST!

The Duck Plane - Aviation's Latest! (1930)

A look at a very odd design of aeroplane from Germany.

"Hounds Hard And Horses Healthy" (1930)

Hounds and huntsmen of the Quorn set out to catch a fox.

AIRSHIPS FOR ALL?

Airships For All? (1930)

Mini-airship is put through its paces at an American airfield.

WINTER'S BEAUTIFUL BUT ... ICY MANTLE

Winter's Beautiful But ... Icy Mantle (1930)

Wintery scenes in Northumberland and flooding scenes in...

150 MILES AN HOUR ON A MOTORCYCLE!

150 Miles An Hour On A Motorcycle! (1930)

J S Wright breaks speed records on super streamlined...

APPALLING LANDSLIDE DISASTER

Appalling Landslide Disaster (1930)

A landslide in Lyons causes devastation. Edouard Herriot comes out...

FOG ... THE SEAMAN'S WORST ENEMY!

Fog ... The Seaman's Worst Enemy! (1931)

A steamer crashes off Dungeness.

THE FAMOUS NAVAL

The Famous Naval "Battle Of Flowers" (1931)

Battle of Flowers on boats in the harbour of Cannes,...

"For Those In Peril On The Sea ..." (1931)

New lifeboat is launched in front of large crowd at...

AIRSHIPS TO ANCHOR OVER HEART OF CITY!

Airships To Anchor Over Heart Of City! (1931)

Hugo Eckener and Al Smith plan to moor airships on the...

"Safety In The Air" (1930)

An autogyro is demonstrated in Berlin to show off its safety potential.

THE SUPER AIR DETECTOR

The Super Air Detector (1930)

French troops demonstrate a device for listening to enemy aircraft.

WITH ALL THE IMPRESSIVE POMP - mute version

With All The Impressive Pomp - Mute Version (1931)

Archbishop Damaschinos blesses the sea for...

WHERE ONCE KING ALFRED REIGNED

Where Once King Alfred Reigned (1931)

The Hursely fox hunt sets off from Winchester on their New Year...

200 MPH VISITOR!

200 Mph Visitor! (1931)

Pilot Frank Hawks breaks a speed flying record.

MILES OF FOREST ABLAZE

Miles Of Forest Ablaze (1931)

Terrible forest fires come close to American town of Lakewood.

"Phantom Football" (1931)

Chelsea beat West Ham in football match in very foggy conditions.

POWERSCOURT PLOUGHING MATCH

Powerscourt Ploughing Match (1931)

Tractors and horses are both used in a ploughing competition in...

BY THE ODD GOAL IN 3!

By The Odd Goal In 3! (1931)

Scotland beat Ireland in womens' hockey match on snowy pitch.

GREAT FIRE IN LONDON

Great Fire In London (1931)

Over 1,000 firemen battle a warehouse fire in London.

IN PERIL BY THE SEA!

In Peril By The Sea! (1931)

Coastal erosion causes the collapse of the foundations of a house.

HUNTING IN WICKLOW

Hunting In Wicklow (1933)

Fox hunt scenes from County Wicklow in Ireland.

A GALLANT FAILURE

A Gallant Failure (1933)

An American naval team take of to try to break balloon altitude record.

FLYING ... REVOLUTIONISED!

Flying ... Revolutionised! (1931)

New design of Junkers plane displayed in Berlin - it uses crude oil...

AN ENGINEERING RECORD

An Engineering Record (1931)

A new bridge is moved into place in Glaisdale after flood washed away the...

THE MICRO RAY

The Micro Ray (1934)

A micro-ray receiver (or similar) is placed on top of the building and demonstrated.

AEROPLANES FOR ALL

Aeroplanes For All (1934)

A new American small plane 'The Flying Wing' is presented to the public.

SIDMOUTH'S NEW PARK

Sidmouth's New Park (1934)

Duke of Connaught opens Sidmouth's Gardens.

THREE KINGS OF BRITAIN

Three Kings Of Britain (1926)

Lovely Bulldogs are presented to the camera.

THE MONSTER - FILMED AT GORTON, MANCHESTER

The Monster - Filmed At Gorton, Manchester (1925)

Garratt type locomotive is seen both stationary...